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Arthur G. Foard, Jr., was an insurance agent of Lenoir, N.C. He began basic training
for the U.S. Army at Camp Wheeler, Ga., in November 1943 and received a temporary
office assignment at Fort Bragg, N.C., in January 1945. Foard's wife Bunny ran the
insurance agency in her husband's absence. Letters and other materials, November 1943-January 1945, of Foard during his time
at Camp Wheeler. Most letters are from him to Bunny, but there are also a few letters
from Bunny to Foard and one or two from others to Foard. Also included are a few clippings,
programs from camp activities, and newsletters. In most of the letters, Foard complained
about army life and described his efforts to obtain a medical discharge, either for
flat feet or for a heart murmur.
He also described his interest in Officers' Candidate Training School, which he eventually
declined to attend, and his daily activities, chiefly working as a movie projectionist
and talking to doctors about his health. Some letters refer to activities of friends
and relatives in war theaters and others contain instructions for Bunny as she operated
the insurance agency. Most letters, however, are filled with expressions of Foard's
dislike of the army and inquiries about routine family matters.

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[Identification of item], in the Arthur G. Foard papers #4731, Southern Historical
Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum of Valley Stream, N.Y., in November 1994 (Acc. 94170).

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Arthur G. Foard, Jr., was an insurance agent of Lenoir, N.C. He began basic training
for the U.S. Army at Camp Wheeler, Ga., in November 1943 and received a temporary
office assignment at Fort Bragg, N.C., in January 1945. Foard's wife Bunny ran the
insurance agency in her husband's absence.

Letters and other materials, November 1943-January 1945, of Foard during his time
at Camp Wheeler. Most letters are from him to Bunny, but there are also a few letters
from Bunny to Foard and one or two from others to Foard. Also included are a few clippings,
programs from camp activities, and newsletters. In most of the letters, Foard complained
about army life and described his efforts to obtain a medical discharge, either for
flat feet or for a heart murmur.
He also described his interest in Officers' Candidate Training School, which he eventually
declined to attend, and his daily activities, chiefly working as a movie projectionist
and talking to doctors about his health. Some letters refer to activities of friends
and relatives in war theaters and others contain instructions for Bunny as she operated
the insurance agency. Most letters, however, are filled with expressions of Foard's
dislike of the army and inquiries about routine family matters.